System Administration & Security Specialist

About Roq.ad

We are building a global identity resolution system for Internet marketing. We use our Machine Learning algorithm to analyze dozens of terabytes of data daily and predict device profiles for hundreds of millions of people.

We started out in 2015 in Berlin and Poznan, with employees spread around Germany, Poland, UK, Croatia, Lithuania and US. Roq.ad is run by experienced, serial-entrepreneurs with a successful track record of building enterprises. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Software Engineer to be a part of building a high-impact product.

You are a person looking for new challenges in your career, and would like to work in an inspiring and professional environment with world-class expertise.

Do you thrive working in a fast changing environment? Then we would love to have you on our team.

Your responsibilities

* Configure, maintain and update hundreds of servers in our clusters
* Help to design and implement scalable and highly available systems
* Support developers with your operating system knowledge
* Automate boring parts of systems’ administration
* Care of our infrastructure’s security
* Document and collaborate in WIKI, JIRA & Bitbucket.

What we expect from you

You must have the following:
*  Problem solving attitude and love for automating things
* Understanding of Linux operating system on an advanced level
* Practical experience with AWS
* Practical knowledge of bash, Python or other scripting language
* Practical experience with Chef, Puppet or Ansible
* Good understanding of computer architecture, complexity and data structures
* Ability to rapidly learn new technologies
* Knowledge of REST architectural style and HTTP protocol
* English (read and write documentation)

* Knowledge of the following technologies: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Redis, Play Framework, Avro, Apache Parquet, Hadoop, Akka, Spray, JavaScript, Aerospike
* Experience in non-blocking asynchronous architectures
* Deep understanding of JVM (memory management and garbage collection, Java memory model, concurrency, etc.)
* Fluency in English

What we offer

* Work with an extremely motivated and skilled team of top performers
* A competitive salary
* Hardware and software of your choice (laptop machine with Linux, OSX or Windows, external monitor, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.)
* Conference budget
* Company team building retreats in attractive locations
* Free snacks, coffee & drinks

Send your application with CV attached to jobs@roq.ad.